Osvald Single Story

Based on route/notes by Dalia & Alta. I made improvements to money / stone routing and improved the Warden Davids fight, but the core of the route is the same.

There is a lot of small variations/choices based on what resources you have. I will try my best to list them, but can't guarantee I'll cover all of them.

Route

Start Osvald

Chapter 1

Scrutinize Emerald, Option 2
Talk to Bale, Scrutinize guy north of Save Point, talk to Bale.
Scrutinize closest guy on 2nd floor in Prison, pick up Labor Reports in Library.

Kill all encounters until 30JP.

Pick Sinner's Staff.
Pick Ancient Necklace.

After 30JP, menu.

Chapter 2

Walk till 1st cutscene.
Can kill Wolf with Defend + Attack, Fireball x3 + Attack x2

Guards: Emerald attack each once, Osvald Advanced Magic, Defend, Blizzard x4

Cape Cold

Mug Old Man, Staff + Fireball x3 or LP Icewind x2 (range)

Usage of your Light Ms is fairly flexible. In the notes, they will be used on Throne recruitment, Canalbrine battle, and 2 on 1 Crackridge battle. If you need to save one, you can break the Armor Eater on Crackridge battle and use 1 Light M instead. Alternate uses are Caits/Puffs, and Temenos recruitment.

Tag New Delsta: Anchorage. Go to New Delsta.

New Delsta

Throne Recruitment: Light M

Watch your JP. If you have >90JP, you'll want to take a Canalbrine day battle. These can often be cleared with S Stones. They don't have much use outside of this spot though.

If no Ice S, Steal Ice S. Optionally steal other stones.

Buy Unerring Earring
Buy Forget-me-do. If no Grapes, buy 1 for Castti recruitment.

TP New Delsta Anchorage

New Delsta Anchorage

Take boat to Beasting Bay: Anchorage

Beasting Bay: Anchorage

Take boat to Canalbrine.

Canalbrine

Recruit Castti
Buy Critical Earring.
Head to Conning Creek.

1st Bridge Battle switch to night and kill it with Light M.

If it'll get you enough JP, day time battle guarantees Throne LVL8. There's one Night Battle (Ocean Lizardman II) that will leave her 2XP short.

Kill both Conning Creek battles during day with Fire M.

Steal Pom Leaf.

Conning Creek

Start Osvald Ch.3
Steal Pom M, Wind L.

If you fail these steals and run out of reputation, there are backups.
Pom M: Steal in top floor right side of Montwise Library. 80% Steal.
Wind L: Break the Armor Eater for both Crackridge battles and use 1 Light M on each.
You can also just reload the autosave and try again.

TP New Delsta.

New Delsta

Get Inventor + upgrades.
Go to Flameschurch.

If you didn't get the Wind L, you will want to break + Light M both Crackridge encounters.
I recommend equipping A Step Ahead on everyone here in that case, it will get you extra escape chances onn the 2 following small battles.

Flameschurch

Recruit Temenos.

Fight: Light M if not used on Bridge, else Night LP Fireball x2 + 2 Attacks, or Fireball x2 + Dagger x2 + Axe x2 after break.

TP New Delsta: Anchorage.

New Delsta: Anchorage

Take boat to Crackridge: Anchorage.

Crackridge: Anchorage

Run from battle.

Crackridge battles: can choose to take at night for Blind safety. Kill with 2 Light M, or Wind L.

Pick $6400 on the 1st screen. You might want to walk a bit on this screen, there is a chance of a double battle.

2nd screen pick Thunder M. Get Merchant Guild.

Western Gravell Wilds

Pick Thunder L. Switch to night right after.

Gravell battle: Castti Thunder M + Throne Defend > Throne HHG x3

Watch drops here. If you get a Pom Leaf, you can use that on Grieving Golem instead of a Pom S/L Stone.

Tag Gravell.
Pick $23000.

TP Conning Creek.

Conning Creek

Pick Fire M. Switch to night before fight.

TP Flameschurch, head to Montwise.

Borderfall

Kill battle with Fire M. Can try to Flee and use Fire M on Guards in Guard Outpost

Pick Thunder M.

Montwise

TP Conning Creek.

Conning Creek

Talk to NPCs, go to Guard Outpost.

Guard Outpost

Break battle with HHMx2 and Flee (or Fire M).
Switch to Night before fight.

If you need Latent on Castti, you can stay at inn here and then steal Pom S in Inn to save a L Stone on Grieving Golem.

TP Montwise.

Montwise

Steal Dazzling Artwork (55%). If no M Stones, Steal at least one.
If no Pom M, Steal one from NPC in library top floor right side.

Pick $14000. Reset steps with Travel Banter.
Pick Fire L. Can skip if you have a Pom and a Thunder L

Switch to night before fight.

Fight: HHG x3

Go to Item Shop.

TP Gravell.

Gravell

If Throne or Castti no Latent, stay at inn.
Steal Light M & Shadow M.

Mug 1: Attack, HHG x4, M Stone if alive.
Mug 2: E.Barrage till break, HHG x4. Works with HHG x3 too, so can do E.Barrage x2 T2
Mug 3: Attack, HHG x4, M Stone
Mug 4: HHG x3
Mug 5: Defend, HHB x4, M Stone if alive.

If on money route, you should have one HHG you can use here to clear a battle. After the chest, you also have a HHB, but you would have to play for the range on Harvey.

If no Fire / Thunder L, pick Ice L.

Clears

• Revenant: Sword, Staff
• 2 Remnants x3: HHM x3 OR Sword, Spear, Axe
• 5 Bats: Shadow L to kill.
• Moleking + 2 Remnants: HHM x3, Temenos Sword Moleking
• Revenant + Remnant: HHM x3, Staffs on Revenant
• Fledgling + 2 Dreadwing: Osvald Attack x2 Fledling T2, Throne does a 2 Spear T1 and a 2 Spear T2, Temmy Catapults Spear. Can also be done with HHG x4 + Stone during day, or HHG x4 during night. Also can Advanced Magic Lightning Bolt, but still need 1 more hit on each Dreadwing.
• 2 Moleking: Axe, Staff, Ice: Osvald Attack x3, Castti Attack x2, Temenos Attack x2, Throne Donate BP whoever is 1st T2.

Pick $25000.

There's a Lychee L on second screen, not the safest pickup.

Switch to night before forced fights (before stairs)

Remnants

• HHB x4

Scrutinize Elena. GG!

Addendum

Ice S Warden Davids Fight

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